Strainer-support for water-pipes.



No. 857,519. PATENTED JUNE 1s, 1907.

w. s. FOSTER. v STRAINER SUPPORT PoR WATER PIBEs.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.17, 1906.

5 Winnie/iii STUART UMTED STATESv P,Aiiiinrv 1 roeren, .or iiioiiroitn'vnniionr.

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No..357,519.I,4 E

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"WILLIAM STUaRTFos# King 4of Great Brit-ain,

lowing is a description, -reference being hadA .to vthe accompanying and itgfures of roteren My invention rela drawing, and to lletters ce marked thereon.

testo 'new and i.i'sefuh improvements in strainersupports for pipes,

and While asto some of its features it may be used forvarious purposes, it ismore particularly adapted 'for 'supporting a strainer on the intake Water pipe leading from reservoirs,-Wells or the like.

`An object of iny invention is to provide aV strainer' support which shall be durable, hold# -inlr the strainer in roper relation to the inta te pipe 'and at t e same time allovv 'said 'strainer to be readily brought toa position above the water devel, vwhereby the same may'be-rendered accessible for cleaning, re-

moving or the like.

My invention consists in the novel'p'arts improvements and arrangei'nents he'ri'ein'afterv show-n and described. i In Athe accompanying drawings, I have illustrated one embodiment ol my invention,

the same serving in, connection with the deustrate the principles of' scription herein, 'to ill my invention..

Figure l shows strainersupportthere leading from areservoir.'

an intake pipev with my' on and its location when Fig. 2 is a View similar to Fig. l, showing the position of the intake pipe and strainerwhen leadinv from a Well or with the intake pipe in a vertical position.

view similar to Fig. in which the Fig.'3 is a sectional view ling used in connection with in v port, showing the parts closed.

otthe coupstrainer sup- Fig. 4 is a 3, showingA tli"iiiaiiiier couplingl'opens to allow the strainer lto be brought into a position above the high ywater line.

In the draii'ings the intake pipe l., is of the usual construction and when leitding'froni a reservoir, as shown in Fig. [,ext'ends' in an in'- clined direction relative to the surface of the Water to a position below the low Water niark.

On the end of said. i lranged my improved in the present embed ntake pipe, `I have arstrainer support which iiiient of iny invention,

specialismen @Letters Patent.' 'Appiioaion flied cateteri?, 1906. semi No.' 339,344;

-to .the high Water mark.

4which engages a recessed seat 10 r Patented rime "ifs, 1190i'.

comprises a coupling composed oi' vtwo mem'- 55 bers 2 'and 3, which are hinged together at a point ,4 on the upper side'of the intake pi le as shown in Fig. '1. vThe member 2 of t e coupling, has a' threaded portion 5 which screws on to the end of the intake pipe.- It 6o will be obvious that any other convenient' means of securing the coupling tothe pipe may be substituted for that herein shown. The face '6 of the member 2 o i said cou ling,

is inclined to the longitudinal axis of t. e in- 65 take pipe so that While said intake pipe is in'- clined to theho'rizontal as shown inV Fig. vl,

said face 6 stands substantially in a vertical i plane. 'Projecting from the upper side of the member 2,'is a perforated lue, which together 7o with perforated lugs carrier by the meitnberA 3, forni the hinge 4 for the coiipling. The

- member' of the coupling', also vhas itsV face infy Clined tothe longitudinal avis of said member. rllhis member -3 carries a short vlengthv 8 7 5 of pipe on ,the end o i' which is located `a strainer 7 which as Vshown in the drawings is oi the. ordinarycylindrical form, having its surface `and outer end provided.l with .perforations. So far as. my invention is oon 8o earned however, any otheri'orm ol' strainer may be substituted for that herein shown or/v the short length of pipe may have its 'end perforated for the same purpose. y

vThe'length of the pipe 8 is determined by 85 the location of the strainer support relative This length should be just sullioient to bring the strainer 7 above the surface of the water when the short length of pipe and member 3 are swung about the 9o hinge 4, so that said strainerniay be readily cleaned or removed if desired1 The coupling 2 is provided with an extended lip 9,

in the coup. lii'ig.V I have also shown in the drawings g5 the member 2 provided with a rubbergasket l'l, which tits against the face 6 of said inember. This gasketliowever, is not a necessary feature of my invention, as -the entire coupling when in use is below the low Water level roo anill doos not therefore, need to be absolutely tiff it. y bIt is found that the strainer on the end ofan intake pipe often becomes foul through iron rust, dirt, leaves or the like, and in order to give greater efficiency to the service requires frequent cleaning. In order to render said strainer readily accessible for cleaning,

'the intake the same has been located in various places in the intake pipe. It is however, referable to have said strainer on the end the pipe. By my improved means of sup Jorting the strainer, the same may be locate on the end of the intake pipe and still be readily accessible. When it is desired to clean the strainer located as shown in Fig. 1, all that is neces.

sary is to swing the short length of pipe supporting the strainer .to a vertical position, which may be easily done by a cord. chain or the like. After the strainer has been cleaned or repaired, the short length of pipe is allowed to swing to its horizontal position, the weight of the strainer causing these parts to immediately swing t0 such position. The action. of ravity, maintains the strainer in its lowere position and retains the coupling closed sufficientlyl tight for all practical purposes. When t e strainer support is attached to a vertical intake pipe as shown in Fig; 2, the operation is precisely the same, the weight of the pipe normally retaining the pi e and the strainer in its lowered position.

lit is obvious that minor changes in the details of the construction shown and described may be made without departing from the spirit of luy-invention.

Having thus particularly described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is' :-=A

1. The combination with a main intake pipe of a strainer therefor, devices for supporting said strainer in operative relation to the free end of said intake pipe, said devices including means whereby said strainer may be moved to a position above the water line, whereby the same is rendered accessible for cleaning said supporting device also serving to properly position said strainer relative to pipe when. lowered; substantially as' described.

2. The combination Vwith a main intake pipe, of a strainer therefor, a short length .of pi e for supporting said strainer in o erative re ation to the free end of said inta e pipe, devices for securing' said short length of ipe to said main intake pipe, said devices inc uding means whereby said strainer may be moved .to a position above the water line, and

rendered accessible for cleaning and also whereby said straineris properly positioned relative to the intake pipe when lowered 3 sub- 4 sit-initially as described.

3.- The combination lwith a main intake pipe, of a strainer' therefor, devices for supporting said strainer in operative relationto the free end of said'intake pipe, said devices .including means whereby said stralner may be moved to a`po'siti-on above the Water line rendered, accessible for cleaning, said supporting means allowing the cleaning of the strainer without interfering with the free outiiow throu di the intake pipe.

4. The combination with a main intake pipe, of a strainer support therefor, comprismg a short length of pipe having a strainer on the end thereof and a coupling for securing said short length of pipe to the main intake pipe, said coupling forming thefsole support for said short length of pipe, said short length of pipe being of such length that the strainer may be moved to a position above the water line whereby the same is rendered accessible for cleaning; substantially as. described.

5. The combination with a mai-n intake pipe of a strainer support therefor, comprising a short length of pipe having a strainer on the end thereof, a coupling for connecting said short length of pipe to said main intake pipe, the opposing faces of said coupling being so formed that the short length of pipe is held4 at an angle to the main intake pipe, said coupling also forming means whereby the short length of pipe may be moved so as to bring the strainer above the water line and render the same accessible for cleaning; substantially as described.

6. The combination with a main intake pipe, of a short length of pipe, a strainer carried thereby, a coupling connecting said short length oipipe to said main intake pipe, including members which are hinged together, the engaging faces of said members scribed.

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7. The combination with a main intake pipe, a short length of pipe, a strainer carried thereby, a coupling connecting 'said short length of pipe to said main intake pipe including members which are hinged together, the engagin faces of said members being each incline to the longitudinal axis of the main intake pipes, and the longitudinal axis of the short length of pipe, one of said inembers having a recessed seat formed in the face thereof and the other member having an extending lip which engages said recessed seat; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM STUART FOSTER.

Villitnesses:v l

L. C. LEAvENs, Galion N. GoFF. 

